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Sugar Coated NutsCakes, Cookies & Candy
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Submitted by Tina's Recipe Box
on Saturday, December 01, 2007
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| Makes: | 20 servings |
| Prep Time: | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 minutes |
| Ready In: | 40 minutes |
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The Pecan Festival is held the first full weekend in November and is held in downtown Colfax, Louisiana. Why celebrate the pecan? Well, for one thing, many area farmers grow the crop, and pecans were native to the area. Pecans were staples of the diets of the local Native Americans, and when the settlers began arriving here from the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, large plantations grew pecans along with their other crops. Wild pecans were grafted and new varieties cultivated, and soon the crop flourished in the rich river land soils. Local homesteaders also benefited because almost every yard had one or two trees that produced enough pecans to “keep some and sell the rest”, providing them a small money crop in the fall.
Great gift idea.
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| Ingredients |
| 1 cup water |
1 cup sugar |
| 2 cups pecan or peanuts |
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| | | Directions | | In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients and cook for 20 minutes stirring constantly. Reduce heat and continue cooking until the sugar melts again and turns brown. Pour onto a cookie sheet and spread. Cool and then separate the nuts. The peanut is the nut of choice for the author and should be stored in a closed container. |
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